CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Film Review: ‘Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer’ Recounts Political Saga
Submitted by BrianTT on November 12, 2010 - 8:30amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “He was going to be our first Jewish President.” This uncredited sound bite from the opening of “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer” may sound like an exaggeration but the great Alex Gibney makes the case that it is not hyperbole and that the public pedestal-knocking that happened to the former Governor was more important than you probably think. Arguably the best year in the history of the documentary continues with another strong film from one of our best non-fiction filmmakers.
DVD Round-Up: ‘Casino Jack and the United States of Money,’ ‘Under Still Waters’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 14, 2010 - 1:55pmCHICAGO – The DVD Round-Up has gone silent for a few weeks on summer vacation but as more and more interesting titles threaten to fall through the cracks, it returns with three art films that are definitely worth a look. Don’t worry. Summer vacation hasn’t made the Round-Up arthouse-only, but it’s nice to comeback a little smarter-looking than when we left.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Free Posters, Magnolia DVDs to ‘Man on Wire,’ ‘Food, Inc.,’ ‘Jesus Camp’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 15, 2010 - 1:50pmCHICAGO – Following our rave review this week of the new documentary “Casino Jack and the United States of Money” and following our Hookup this week with 50 free advance-screening passes to the film in Chicago, we’ve secured even more!
‘Casino Jack and the United States of Money’ Infuriates While it Entertains
Submitted by BrianTT on May 14, 2010 - 3:10pmRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – There’s a memorable moment in “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” in which one of director Alex Gibney’s interview subjects compares an Enron press conference to the musical sequence in “Chicago,” where a slickly manipulative lawyer has all of the city’s reporters on marionette strings.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to ‘Casino Jack and the United States of Money’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 11, 2010 - 11:09amCHICAGO – In our latest documentary edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Casino Jack and the United States of Money” from Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney!